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Sun, Jan 26, 2014·United Center, Chicago

Winnipeg Jets 3, Chicago Blackhawks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 66% of the time.

CHI winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG0204315321
CHI1180908135

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 1:21CHIBrandon BolligAssists: Ben Smith, Marcus Kruger · Wrap-around, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P3 8:16WPGBlake WheelerAssists: Evander Kane, Mark Stuart · Snap, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P3 12:53WPGAndrew LaddGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P3 18:45WPGBlake WheelerENAssists: Toby Enstrom · Wrist, 0.62 xG3–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:22WPGChris Thorburn: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 11:21CHIKris Versteeg: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P1 19:51WPGMark Stuart: Boarding2 min
  4. P2 11:02CHIPatrick Sharp: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 11:02WPGJacob Trouba: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 15:46WPGToby Enstrom: Tripping2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

WPG00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
48% to win52% to win
← WPG attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Little
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGCHI
21Shots on goal35
2.4Expected goals3.3
46Shot attempts67
24Faceoffs won31
1Power plays3
8Penalty minutes4
53Hits17
13Blocked shots10
0Giveaways7
1Takeaways4

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. Wheeler – Kane – Scheifele11:38

    xG 0.24–0.50 (33%)attempts 9–10goals 1–1

  2. Thorburn – Peluso – O'Dell2:18

    xG 0.00–0.28 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  3. Ladd – Little – Frolik13:16

    xG 0.66–1.01 (40%)attempts 14–15goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPardy – Ellerby8:47

    xG 0.30–0.19 (61%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  2. Enstrom – Bogosian12:39

    xG 0.41–0.61 (40%)attempts 8–13goals 1–0

  3. Stuart – Trouba8:23

    xG 0.19–1.05 (16%)attempts 6–17goals 1–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Sharp – Toews11:42

    xG 1.13–0.57 (67%)attempts 15–13goals 0–1

  2. Kane – Shaw – Saad11:52

    xG 0.56–0.29 (66%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  3. Smith – Kruger – Bollig9:08

    xG 0.26–0.22 (54%)attempts 9–9goals 1–1

  4. Sharp – Toews – Kane2:10

    xG 0.05–0.10 (34%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook12:46

    xG 1.23–0.71 (63%)attempts 19–17goals 0–1

  2. Brookbank – Leddy11:19

    xG 0.48–0.21 (69%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – Hjalmarsson13:04

    xG 0.29–0.23 (56%)attempts 6–9goals 1–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

CHI 3.3 xGWPG 2.4 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CHI is favoured, below it WPG. Dots are goals.

Excitement 31/100 · #769 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.15 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 20% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +33 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 66% of the time.

CHI winsWPG wins

Simulated goal difference (CHI − WPG), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).